Street-car.



G. WITTY.

STREET GAR.

APPLICATION FILED SBPT.17,1912.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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G. WITTY.

STREET CAR.

APPLIGATION TILED sEPT.17,1912.

1,079,202, Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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STREET CAR. I APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 17, 1912. 1,079,202. Patented Nov. 18,1913.

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UNEF STATE@ ATENT @FICE GEORGE WITTY, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 STEPHEN S. SPRUKS, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

STREET-CAR.

To @ZZ fro/mm- 'z't may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE l/Vrr'ri, a` citizen of the United States, residing at Scranton, in the county of liackavanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful improvements in Street-Cars, of which the following is a specilication.

lThis invention relates to street cars and more particularly to convertible cars.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a car of this character which may be readily converted from a closed to an open car and vice versa and without the aid of any skilled mechanic.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a car of this character having a plurality of doors for closing the spaces between the stanchions which are adapted to be concealed when not in use in spaces or compartments formed beneath the floor of the car.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel Ventilating arrangement when the car is used as a closed car.

Further objects of this invention will appear as the following specific description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application` and in which :H

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the closed Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device showing the car used as an open car. Fig. is a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4f is a transverse vertical section `taken on the line l--d of Fig. 2 on an enlarged scale. Fig. 5 is a detail vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 5h45 of Fig. fi. Fig. 6 is a` detail horizontal section on the line 6h@ of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one oit' the closing frames.

Referring more particularly to the drawin'gs, 1 and 2 represent the truck of the car upon which are supported, as is usual, the floor timbers 3. These floor timbers support a floor fl and a false floor 5 between which is formed a space 6 divided up into compartments 7 by means of the transverse partitions 8. Rising from the false floor 5 are a plurality of stanchions 9 which :support the roof 10` as shown. These stanchions are labbeted upon opposite sides and provided with metallic rabbet strips 11 in which the edges of the closing panels or frames l2 are adapted to seat. These frames 12 are preferably constructed of vertical stiles 13 rein- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 17, 1912.

Patented N ov. 8, 1913. Serial No. 720,827.

forced on their edges by metallic channel strips il, as shown. The vertical stiles are connected together b v upper and lower rails 15 and 1G and an intermediate rail 17 between which and the lower rail is arranged a panel 18 of wood or other similar material. The upper portion of the frame between the rails 15 and 17 is closed by a glass 19. These frames are each provided with antifriction rollers 20 projecting from their outer faces adjacent each corner thereof so that they may be readily slid into the compartments 7 when the car is changed from a closed to an open car. The frames are preferably locked in position between the stanchions 9 by means of oppositely extending spring pressed bolts 21 which pass through the stanchions and enter sockets 22 formed in the edges ot' the frame.

The car is provided with the usual front and rear platforms 23 and 24, the latter being open on both sides and closed by folding doors 25, suitable. seats being arranged around the platform, as shown atQG, for the accommodation of passengers, preferably those desiring to smoke. rlhe front platform is open at one side only and is closed by the folding door 27. This platform has a longitudinal extension 2S in which the controller and brake are arranged and between the extension and opposite sides of the car are formed lockers 29 readily accessible to the motorman through the windows 30. lhen the frames are arranged in the compartments 7 they are held in position therein by hinged doors 33 con'nnon to all of the compartments and adapted to be held in closed position in any suitable manner.

It will be readily seen that with the construction shown, the cars may be conveniently changed from open to closed cars wit-hin a very short period of time. In fact, so readily are the panels or frames placed in between the stanchions and removed therefrom that a ear can be converted from one type to the other within ten or fifteen minutes time by a single operator. Seats 234i may be arranged in the car in any suitable manner.

In order to place the car upon the track when derailed there is secured beneath the front platform, or either one of them as is found most desirable, a jack screw boxing 35 in which is threaded an ordinary jack screw 3G having an aperture 37 to receive a B9 to receive the supporting rollers 40.

When the car becomes derailed thejack screw is turned until the wheels are broughtinto engagement with the ground and the car then shifted sidewise upon the support formed by the wheels and jack screw until the truck wheels are in alinement with the tracks, the jack screw is then liiwered and the car can proceed in the usual manner.

What is claimed is t 1. ln a convertible car, the combination with supporting trucks, separated floors arranged thereon, Vpartitions dividing the space between the floors into separate coinpartments, guides carried by the partitions, stanchions rising from said floors, a roof carried by the stanchions, panels arranged to tit between the stanchions, floor and root and adapted to slide on the guides and means to lock the panels in the stanchions.

2. ln a convertible car, the combination with supporting trucks, separated floors arranged thereon, partitions dividing the space between the floors into separate compartments, stanchions rising from said floors, a roof carried by the stanchions,

means to lock the frames 1n the stanchions,

each of said compartment-s being open on both sides of the car, and a door hinged 0n each side of the car for closing said compartments, each door being common to all of the compartments.

3. lny a convertible car, a floor, stanchions Y rising from the floor and having metallic rabbet strips on each side, a root carried by the stanchions, panels adapted to Lfit in the rabbet strips of the stanchions between the floor and roof and having apertured channel members on each edge, and oppositely Y sliding spring pressed bolts carried by the stanchions and adapted to enter the apertures in the channel members of the panels to lock the panels in place, together with compartments to sto-re the panelswhen removed from the stanchions.

ln testimony whereof l aiiix my signature in presence ot two witnesses.

GEORGE WITTY.

1Witnesses M. S. KAUFMAN, PEARLE To'wnsENn.

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